DICKERSON: “Usually it’s a box. It can be anywhere from a box to you know- a fake rock, a fake frog. I’ve seen fake snakes. Even as small as a like a rusty screw that you have stuff hidden in those.”

Treasure seekers can leave an item of equal or less value where they find the caches. The district says it spends less than 100 dollars per year on the program. Players can also enter a drawing to win prizes. I’m Ray Carter.